![]() ![]() Users will generally have to rely on AV products to detect malware. So while it’s true there are risks, I don’t necessarily think the risks are greater than gamers running random games. ![]() They are forced to rely on project reputation for everything they install and are programmed to click “yes” on security prompts because legitimate software makes them accustomed to doing that. As a developer you’d have an advantage doing so, but even with source ordinary users don’t realistically have the qualifications to determine whether something is malicious or not. ![]() At least this project provides sources that you can check/change yourself. The risk of malware isn’t unique to this project, it could be in almost any software: games, drivers, utilities, dll files, registry files, scripts, and so on. I know that’s meant to be a rhetorical question and I agree with you about potential risks, but that’s what you get when you install windows software on a normal day. The question isn’t “will it be faster?” which if you rip a chunk out of any OS then the ripped one will be faster, but the question is “Do you trust these random people to have access to your network and/or data?” ![]()
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